UN-HABITAT Urban Youth Fund

Got a bright idea and looking for funding? Look no further UN-HABITAT is your answer!

The UN-HABITAT Urban Youth Fund has just opened it’s doors to the outside world, if your a youth led organisation working in a developing country, to improve the work of young people and their communities then this is for you.

The fund is there to purely provide grants for innovative projects, which shouldn’t be a problem for us Global Changemakers right?

With any funding there is a criteria and projects that promote employment, good governance, shelter and secure tenure are more than likely to be funded.

Support will be given to those working to change the lives of those in slum conditions and for those projects working directly with young people in the field of poverty, grants start from as anything as little as $5,000 USD to $25,000 USD for larger projects.

To apply go to their website and follow the on screen instructions – deadline is the 15th April 2010!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR APPLICATIONS!